Seasonal & Holidays

Where To Find Holiday Lighting Displays In Forest Hills

Rockefeller Center, who? The NYC Parks Department is delivering holiday cheer with 19 lighting displays across Queens.

The NYC Parks Department is delivering holiday cheer with 19 lighting displays across the borough.
The NYC Parks Department is delivering holiday cheer with 19 lighting displays across the borough. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — The NYC Department of Parks & Recreation is celebrating the holiday season by lighting up the five boroughs with special seasonal displays at 80 sites across New York City, including well over a dozen throughout Queens.

Thanks to menorah lightings in MacDonald Park, Yellowstone Park and the Ehrenreich-Austin Playground, Forest Hills residents looking to avoid the crowds at Rockefeller Center have ample options for safe holiday outings close to home.

“We know that throughout this challenging year, people have looked to our parks for refuge and recreation, and we want to continue inspiring joy by spreading holiday cheer," NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver said in a statement. "We hope that our lights can help illuminate the hearts of all New Yorkers as we celebrate the holidays and what they mean to us all.”

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Below is a list of all the parks department's planned holiday displays in Queens. More sites will be added to this map as they light up.

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